Deryck Thomas

Deryck Denys Thomas (born 8 April 1985) is a Fijian former professional rugby union player.

Deryck Thomas

Full name	Deryck Denys Thomas
Date of birth	(1985-04-08) 8 April 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Suva, Fiji
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	253 lb (115 kg)
School	Marist Brothers High School
University	Hakuoh University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / No. 8 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–13 Yamaha Júbilo () 2013–16 Toyota Verblitz () 2016–21 Mitsubishi Dynaboars () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–08 Fiji 3 (0)

Biography

Thomas was born in Suva, where he attended Marist Brothers High School, after which he took up a scholarship to study at Hakuoh University in Oyama, Japan. He graduated from Hakuoh University in 2006.^[1]

Rugby career

Thomas, a loose forward, was a Fiji representative at the 2007 and 2008 editions of the Pacific Nations Cup, gaining three caps. From 2007 to 2021, Thomas competed in Japan's professional Top League competition, with Yamaha Júbilo, Toyota Verblitz and Mitsubishi Dynaboars, Utsunomiya volts.^[2] He served as club captain of the Dynaboars and still lives in Japan, adopting the name Yu Deryck Thomas during his time in Japanese rugby.^[3]

See also

• List of Fiji national rugby union players